效顰

Chinese

		effect; efficacy; imitate	knit the brows
trad. (效顰)		效	顰
simp. (效颦)		效	颦

Etymology

Short for 東施效顰／东施效颦 (dōngshīxiàopín).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàopín

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau⁶ pan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàopín
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàopín
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-pʻin²
    • Yale: syàu-pín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawpyn
    • Palladius: сяопинь (sjaopinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰin³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haau⁶ pan⁴
    • Yale: haauh pàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau⁶ pan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao⁶ pen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯²² pʰɐn²¹/

Verb

效顰

1. (figurative) to imitate others only to make a fool of oneself; to attempt a crude or awkward imitation